Comments on: Levain Bakery Cookies http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/ Dessert should be good for you Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:34:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Leku http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-49977 Leku Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:16:53 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-49977 My CC walnut cookies(Lisa's recipe) came out awful. much like brown hockey pucks. not white, not chewy. they came out like little cakes and were stale by the next day. I can't even give these away. I was really looking forward to this cookie. My CC walnut cookies(Lisa’s recipe) came out awful. much like brown hockey pucks. not white, not chewy. they came out like little cakes and were stale by the next day. I can’t even give these away.
I was really looking forward to this cookie.

]]> By: Anna http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-49692 Anna Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:30:24 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-49692 Hi , thank you so much for the recipe for the choc chip walnut copy cat of levains cookie. Now, I tried your recipe with 1/3 cup molasses as well as white and dark brown sugar. I also used whole wheat pastry flour, b.powder and b.soda and cornstarch. My cookies came out dark brown, crispy and tasty. I made them half the size, they did raise up a bit but not as tall because of how I shaped them. I also froze dough for 1.5-2 hrs and dough was hard and I sliced it and placed it on parchment paper at 350 for 17 minutes which was too long. They were cooked well but still were yummy! I would only bake at 12 minutes at 350 next time for perfect cookies. These were amazing and I love them evne if they look darker and are crispier. I want to post my pictures but dont know how.. Anna Hi , thank you so much for the recipe for the choc chip walnut copy cat of levains cookie. Now, I tried your recipe with 1/3 cup molasses as well as white and dark brown sugar. I also used whole wheat pastry flour, b.powder and b.soda and cornstarch. My cookies came out dark brown, crispy and tasty. I made them half the size, they did raise up a bit but not as tall because of how I shaped them. I also froze dough for 1.5-2 hrs and dough was hard and I sliced it and placed it on parchment paper at 350 for 17 minutes which was too long. They were cooked well but still were yummy! I would only bake at 12 minutes at 350 next time for perfect cookies. These were amazing and I love them evne if they look darker and are crispier. I want to post my pictures but dont know how.. Anna

]]> By: Cookingcutie http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-46038 Cookingcutie Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:49:51 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-46038 Just went to Levain again yesterday and remembered how much the cookies rock!!! There's really nothing that can compare. Someone needs to get a job at Levain and then post what type of ingredients they use. thank god I live near manhattan! Just went to Levain again yesterday and remembered how much the cookies rock!!! There’s really nothing that can compare. Someone needs to get a job at Levain and then post what type of ingredients they use. thank god I live near manhattan!

]]> By: Diana http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-46036 Diana Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:10:06 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-46036 Hi Lisa, I've made your copycat Levain Choc Chip cookies and they were delicious. I made them multiple times and everyone in my family and coworkers love them. It will be a recipe that I will use for years to come. I'd love to know if you have a copycat Oatmeal Raisin recipe figured out. If so, please, please share! Thanks again! Hi Lisa,

I’ve made your copycat Levain Choc Chip cookies and they were delicious. I made them multiple times and everyone in my family and coworkers love them. It will be a recipe that I will use for years to come.

I’d love to know if you have a copycat Oatmeal Raisin recipe figured out. If so, please, please share!

Thanks again!

]]> By: Pamela http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-45996 Pamela Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:19:56 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-45996 Not sure if anyone commmented about this but....(also I have not made the cookies yet, but will soon) is about the flour. Different brands of AP have different protein levels in them. Not sure if this would make a difference but I was reading somewhere that they can. King Arthur Flour has 11.7 rating of protien where as Pillsbury has I think like 9 or 10. Now this could make a big difference in the final product. Cakes, cookies, so on and so forth. And of course unbleached vs bleached. That is why when someone has a recipe they should say exactly what type of flour they use (just generally speaking). It could make a difference4 in how they turn out. I saw Throwdown too and have wanted to figure out how to make these cookies. I am also wondering if the 6oz really does make a difference in baking them. I have never had there cookies to I cannot say if this is true or not. Great blog. I will let you know my experience when I bake these. Not sure if anyone commmented about this but….(also I have not made the cookies yet, but will soon) is about the flour. Different brands of AP have different protein levels in them. Not sure if this would make a difference but I was reading somewhere that they can. King Arthur Flour has 11.7 rating of protien where as Pillsbury has I think like 9 or 10. Now this could make a big difference in the final product. Cakes, cookies, so on and so forth. And of course unbleached vs bleached.
That is why when someone has a recipe they should say exactly what type of flour they use (just generally speaking). It could make a difference4 in how they turn out.
I saw Throwdown too and have wanted to figure out how to make these cookies. I am also wondering if the 6oz really does make a difference in baking them. I have never had there cookies to I cannot say if this is true or not.

Great blog. I will let you know my experience when I bake these.

]]> By: sheryl http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-45746 sheryl Fri, 07 May 2010 22:21:37 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-45746 I just made these cookies from your recipe. Unfortunately, I'm very disappointed. They did not have a lot of flavor (odd because there are a lot of spices in them), and they just didn't seem like a true chocolate chip cookie. I would not make them again. Sorry. I just made these cookies from your recipe. Unfortunately, I’m very disappointed.
They did not have a lot of flavor (odd because there are a lot of spices in them), and they just didn’t seem like a true chocolate chip cookie. I would not make them again. Sorry.

]]> By: Cooking Cutie http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-45745 Cooking Cutie Fri, 07 May 2010 19:00:18 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-45745 I went to Levain a few weeks ago for the first time, and got the dark chocolate chip cookies and the peanut butter chip cookies. I preferred the dark chocolate chip ones, and found your blog post to try to make copycat cookies. I used semisweet chips in place of the peanut butter chips, and the cookies are VERY GOOD, but just not the same as Levain's. I measured out 4 oz of dough per cookie and got exactly 12, with a tad of dough left over. I baked mine at 350 for 16 minutes, but next time I'll bake them for 15. The recipe is very good, but Levain cookies really are unique. This will tide me over in the meantime. Thanks for the great recipe! I went to Levain a few weeks ago for the first time, and got the dark chocolate chip cookies and the peanut butter chip cookies. I preferred the dark chocolate chip ones, and found your blog post to try to make copycat cookies. I used semisweet chips in place of the peanut butter chips, and the cookies are VERY GOOD, but just not the same as Levain’s. I measured out 4 oz of dough per cookie and got exactly 12, with a tad of dough left over. I baked mine at 350 for 16 minutes, but next time I’ll bake them for 15. The recipe is very good, but Levain cookies really are unique. This will tide me over in the meantime. Thanks for the great recipe!

]]> By: Nicole http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-45514 Nicole Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:15:05 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-45514 Oh gosh, can someone email me all the recipes you've tried or the original or the BEST one out of all the options because I can't make sense of it all! :-s Please please please? nicolek_686@hotmail.com Oh gosh, can someone email me all the recipes you’ve tried or the original or the BEST one out of all the options because I can’t make sense of it all! :-s Please please please?

nicolek_686@hotmail.com

]]> By: Heather http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-45498 Heather Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:56:31 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-45498 Just got back from a long weekend in NYC - saw the Bobby Flay throwdown show awhile back so had to drag my husband to Levain Bakery - tried all 4 of their cookies (Choc chip/walnut, dk choc/choc, choc/pnut butter and oatmeal /raisin). Shared these with 4 other friends, favorites were the choc/pnut butter and the choc chip/walnut. Now I found this blog! Great reading and great indispensible info. You are all amazing - THANK YOU - it's nice to know I'm not the only crazy person out there about baking. Time to make cookies. Just got back from a long weekend in NYC – saw the Bobby Flay throwdown show awhile back so had to drag my husband to Levain Bakery – tried all 4 of their cookies (Choc chip/walnut, dk choc/choc, choc/pnut butter and oatmeal /raisin). Shared these with 4 other friends, favorites were the choc/pnut butter and the choc chip/walnut.

Now I found this blog! Great reading and great indispensible info. You are all amazing – THANK YOU – it’s nice to know I’m not the only crazy person out there about baking. Time to make cookies.

]]> By: Simone http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-43957 Simone Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:20:41 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2006/04/levain/#comment-43957 I made the Dark Chocolate cookies today and everyone raved about them. Since some members of my family believe that they do not like coconut I did not use it. To replace the coconut I used chopped dried cherries. I liked this recipe and will use it again. Thanks! I made the Dark Chocolate cookies today and everyone raved about them. Since some members of my family believe that they do not like coconut I did not use it. To replace the coconut I used chopped dried cherries. I liked this recipe and will use it again. Thanks!

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